SWANSEA, Wales (AP) — Fans crowded outside a Welsh church Monday where family and friends remembered husky-voiced singer Bonnie Tyler as a star loved worldwide. Tyler's “If I Sing You A Love Song" played as her rose-covered coffin was carried into Swansea Minster for the invite-only ...
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy's mother and sister took the stand Monday to recount how they saw her become increasingly anxious, paranoid and suicidal in the months before she killed her three children. Clancy's mother, Paula Musgrove, sounding at times emotional, described her daughter as a dedicated and loving mother whose mental health began declining in October 2022 — about three months before Clancy strangled the children and attempted to kill herself. “Mom, will you please come up and stay with me for a bit? I’m really sick. Something is wrong,” Clancy wrote in ...
Democratic secretary of state candidate Ryan Peterman said Saturday he believes recent changes to Iowa election law dealing with early voting and voter identification do not make Iowa elections more secure — but do make elections less accessible. Peterman, who is challenging incumbent ...
By Alex Burdzy Iowa Capital Dispatch LANSING — The demolition and rebuilding of a landmark bridge in this idyllic town along America’s greatest river has prompted convoluted detours for commuters and hurt businesses in the city’s historic Main Street district. The Black Hawk Bridge once spanned the Mississippi River to connect Iowa and Wisconsin, acting as a lifeline for Lansing for almost a century. It became regionally iconic, featured in a pivotal scene of the 1999 David Lynch film “The Straight Story.” Now, it is being replaced with a modernized lookalike. The ...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least seven people dead as floodwaters receded in Indianapolis’ White River and rains eased in other parts of the state Sunday. Frank Gounder was among the Indianapolis residents assessing the damage Sunday, which ...
Researchers at Iowa’s public and private universities are focusing their efforts on white blood cells as they explore potential new cancer treatments. Iowa State University and Des Moines University faculty have published research on the growth and internal operations of white blood cells, which handle the body’s immune response to infections and diseases like cancers. Raquel Espin Palazon, ISU associate professor of genetics, development and cell biology, has studied what causes leukemia cells to halt their maturation into white blood cells, leading them to remain functionless and ...
